University of Southern Indiana Track & Field opens its 2021-22 schedule with a pair of early bird meets during the next two weekends.
The Screaming Eagles will be sending a select number of distance runners to compete at the Grand Valley State University Holiday Open Saturday in Allendale, Michigan. USI finishes its early bird slate with the Eastern Illinois University Early Bird December 10 in Charleston, Illinois, when its sprinters, jumpers and throwers take center stage for the first time this year.
USI’s women are coming off a strong 2020-21 campaign that saw them finish in a tie for 23rd at the NCAA II Indoor Championships before closing the year with a fourth-place finish at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Outdoor Championships. The Eagles’ men sent competitors to both the NCAA II Indoor and Outdoor Championships and finished seventh at the GLVC Outdoor Championships last spring.
Following the holiday break, the Eagles resume their indoor season on January 21 at the Bellarmine Invitational in Louisville, Kentucky. The GLVC Indoor Championships are February 26-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana, while the NCAA II Indoor Championships are March 11-12 in Pittsburg, Kansas.
The Eagles are slated to begin their outdoor schedule March 25-26 at the Margaret Simmons Invite in Murray, Kentucky. The GLVC Outdoor Championships are May 5-7 in Bolivar, Missouri, while the NCAA II Outdoor Championships are May 26-28 in Allendale, Michigan.
